White or black not enough? Check out the BlackBerry Q10 in 24kt gold

If for some reason plain old white or black isn't your thing, perhaps you want to opt for something a bit more flashy. Well thanks to Gold & Co. London you can do just that. As has been with many devices before it like the Bold 9900 and P'9981, the BlackBerry Q10 is receiving the gold treatment. It's not as over the top as some others have been, but this 24kt gold Q10 is still a head turner.

If you have a fat wallet, the device will be available in both a 24kt gold and rose gold on May 9th for an undisclosed price. The limited-edition devices will be individually numbered and come in a handcrafted wooden box with a certificate of authenticity.

We're not sure that any of you will be jumping on this one, but if you do be sure to send us some photos :-)

Press Release

Gold & Co. London Set To Usurp Rivals Yet Again With Launch Of World’s First Gold and Rose Gold BlackBerry™ Q10

First shown to the world on the 28th Of April, Gold & Co. London will be releasing the world’s first 24 carat gold plated Gold and Rose Gold BlackBerry™ Q10 on 9th May in Dubai, only days after BlackBerry officially launched their latest technological innovation. Collector’s Palace, located in the world’s largest mall, will be the scene of the launch before the products become available worldwide.

Individuals with a taste for technology and luxury will have the opportunity to combine their needs thanks to the new 24 carat Gold BlackBerry™ Q10 and Rose Gold BlackBerry™ Q10, both of which are to be unveiled by Gold & Co. London. The launch will officially take place at Collector’s Palace in Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping mall which is located in the United Arab Emirates. Both gold plated phones will be released on May 9, just days after the worldwide launch of the Q10 by BlackBerry. These gold-plated phones are limited edition models and are yet another exclusive release from Gold & Co., a company known as an industry leader.

The new 24 carat Gold BlackBerry™ Q10 and Rose Gold BlackBerry™ Q10 will initially be launched at Collector’s Palace in Dubai before both items are made
available to customers with certified Gold & Co. dealerships such as Damas Jewellers (Dubai), Evolve Lifestyle Group India and the G&C London office in Hong Kong among the numerous worldwide outlets. All gold plated BlackBerry™ Q10 models are individually numbered, custom made, contained in luxurious handcrafted wooden boxes and come with a guaranteed certificate of authenticity. It should be noted that supply is limited so prospective consumers are urged to act swiftly to secure their gold plated BlackBerry™ Q10. They are an excellent BlackBerry addition to the Gold & Co. London Porsche Design BlackBerry, already available.

Gold & Co. London are known as the world’s top manufacturer of luxury gold plated producers and is known for its innovation and high quality products such as iPhones, iPads, Blackberry’s and much more. It was the first company in the world to offer the iPad™ 2 & iPad™ 3 in 24 carat gold, as well as the iconic iPhone™ 5 that was launched just 72 hours after Apple had released the original models. The company is constantly expanding with branches in Hong Kong, India, Moscow and most recently Paris, this being just the beginning of their global reach with the main offices located in London and Dubai. As all Gold & Co. products are certified as authentic, it is no surprise to learn that regular customers include Royalty and former Presidents of nations as well as numerous multi-millionaires eager to add an exclusive gold plated piece of technology to their collection.

Amjad Ali, CEO of the Gold & Co. , spoke of his excitement at the release: “The BlackBerry™ Q10 is an extraordinary piece of technology and we are delighted to bring yet another 24 carat gold offering to our loyal customers. As always, we look forward to being the first to bring our clients the best in gold plated technology and we believe the Gold and Rose Gold BlackBerry™ Q10 products are among the best.”

For more information, visit the company website at www.goldandco.co.uk

Take a trip to www dot truesupplier dot com, they have replacement bezels, i got a gold one for my 9900, they also have diamond ones and various color combos. I use the site to also purchase replacement screens or other components. It's only a matter of time before they get the colored ones for the q10 and z10. As of rite now they have black and silver bezels for the q10

Quite nice. I gold plated the bezel of my 9900 about a month ago and really like the distinction. Sadly only one other person has noticed and asked about it. It was just under $175 to gold the Bold so I can't imagine it would be much more to perform the same operation on the Q10. Of course I guess the hand crafted wooden box (useless) and certificate of authenticity (authentic what?) will drive up the price considerably. Note to anyone else modifying the bezel of the 9900: the flexible circuit that runs the buttons is not only held on with T1 screws but also glued in place. Be very careful removing it otherwise it will rip. Ask me how I know.

Ok... Here's my problem with everyone of these "gold" BlackBerries. They never take the time to make it ALL GOLD. Just the ring around the phone isn't enough at all. You need for have the frets, the BlackBerry logo, and even the colors on the letters be gold. It would be so worth it if the just too these lil extra steps. THEN it would be somewhat justifiable to pay such a ridiculous amount for a phone

The issue is that it is a lot harder to plate plastic. It takes multiple steps and the coating never really does have the longevity that gold plating a compatible metal (such as the stainless bezel) does. Plating plastic requires a metallic conductive coating (usually vacuum deposited via an electron beam) in typically silver or nickle, then copper, then the final metals to be plated. And anyone with plated plastic parts in their car knows that it doesn't stand up to years of use. Also, coating the entire BlackBerry in a metallic layer has significant negative effects on RF. For example, there is a company that gold plates 9900 battery doors but after which NFC doesn't work well. These are the main reasons I only had the bezel on my 9900 gold plated and the cost was actually pretty reasonable. No doubt that the custom wood box on this example will double or triple the price over just the plating alone. Doing the frets would be very difficult as they are integral to the keyboard. A new keyboard with gold letters and frets would need to be manufactured.

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